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First and Second Hand Accounts

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A first hand account is when someone is __________ .
a)
there
b)
not there
2.
First hand accounts are often known as primary sources?
a)
True
b)
False
3.

Choose the example of a first-hand account

a)

letter

b)

newspaper article

c)

textbook

d)

nonfiction books

4.
A description of an REAL event that is based on research and written by someone who was NOT there to witness the event is called a ______________________.
a)
Firsthand Account
b)
Secondhand Account
c)
Third Person Point of View
d)
First Person Point of View
5.

Secondhand accounts are known as _________ sources.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

fake

d)

first person

6.

Choose the example of a second hand account

a)

diary

b)

photograph

c)

informational book

d)

maps

7.

Which 2 questions must you ask yourself to decide if an account is firsthand or secondhand? Choose 2.

a)

Who is the author?

b)

Who is reading it?

c)

Was the author at the event when it happened?

d)

Do I need to know the writer?

8.

Would a diary entry be a first or secondhand account of information?

a)

firsthand account

b)

secondhand account

9.

Would a speech be a first or secondhand account?

a)

firsthand

b)

secondhand

10.

Would a magazine article be a first or secondhand account?

a)

firsthand

b)

secondhand

11.

Would a photo taken at an event be a firsthand or secondhand account?

a)

firsthand

b)

secondhand

12.

An autobiography is a firsthand account because the author is writing about their own life.

a)

true

b)

false

13.
You read an article about the various causes of the Great Depression, written by a 40-year-old history professor. The article is...
a)
firsthand account
b)
secondhand account
14.

After your teacher tells you and your classmates a funny story about her first time riding a roller coaster, your classmate draws a comic strip about the event. The comic strip is...

a)

firsthand account

b)

secondhand account

15.
You read a book about World War I. It includes letters written from the soldiers to their loved ones back home in America, telling them about the war. The letters are...
a)
firsthand account
b)
secondhand account
16.
You read an email from your grandfather, and he tells some funny stories about when he taught your mom how to drive a car. The email is... 
a)
firsthand account
b)
secondhand account
17.

What kind of account is the following story? I wasn’t sure of what the trembling noise was until I started feeling the ground underneath me shake. My instincts kicked in and I stopped what I was doing. I ran away from the book shelves and covered my head while holding on to the leg of my bed. I sat there with my eyes closed until I stopped feeling vibrations.

a)

firsthand

b)

secondhand

18.

A teacher tells her class to open their textbook and read the chapter about the Attack on Pearl Harbor. Would this be a firsthand or secondhand account?

a)

firsthand

b)

secondhand

19.

You are learning about the Lewis and Clark Expedition and your teacher has just read an entry from William Clark's personal journal.

a)

firsthand

b)

secondhand

20.

In January, one of your classroom books features articles about Martin Luther King Jr. The first article you read summarizes important events in his life.

a)

firsthand

b)

secondhand